March 29th 2011
In 1993, William G. Cance, MD, was the first researcher to clone human focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and demonstrate its overexpression in metastatic cancers.
March 25th 2011
Editors' picks for this month's best Websites, news, resources, and online information for oncologists.
March 15th 2011
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Head and Neck Cancers
The ravages of lung cancer due to cigarette smoking are all too familiar to oncology healthcare providers.
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer
March 10th 2011
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Gastric Reflux Supportive Care
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Central Nervous System
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Ovarian Cancer
Useful Online Resources and Clinical Trials for Renal Cell Carcinoma
March 9th 2011
A North Carolina State University study takes the US media to task for writing articles on cancer that use ambiguous terms and increase patients' uncertainty
The University of Glasgow will begin offering medical and scientific research findings, including cancer-related discoveries, to businesses and entrepreneurs free of charge
The FDA has awarded a $600,000 grant for a phase I clinical trial of a genetically reprogrammed herpes simplex virus in young cancer patients with relapsed non-central nervous system (CNS) solid tumors such as sarcomas and neuroblastomas.
Lung Cancer Screening Test Raises Hopes and Sets Stage for Discussion of Guidelines The Lung Cancer Alliance is pressing for a full discussion about the guidance on whether people at high risk for lung cancer should undergo screening
NCCN Launches Consumer-Friendly Versions of Guideline Publications Breast cancer and non-small cell lung cancer are the inaugural entries in a new series of publications the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is rolling out in the coming months.
Healthy People 2020 Puts Cancer Prevention on Agenda Healthy People 2020, the federal government's recently released 10-year program to improve the health of Americans during the coming decade
California Researchers Receive Highest Honors From ASTRO Two prominent California-based radiation oncologists are the recipients of Gold Medal awards from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) this year.
Denosumab, a monoclonal antibody that has proved effective in preventing bone fractures and bone pain for patients whose cancer has metastasized and damaged the bone, won approval from the FDA after a 6-month priority review.